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I guess it's all how you look at it. Some people have a bad taste in their mouth because he did a few things right out of the gate:
1. Purged popular players to fix the cap.
2. Got rid of the little prick flutie.
3. Decided to keep Rob "China" Johnson.
Overall, I think your issues with TD are valid, however, there's a few I disagree with. You've got to evaluate someone in the context of what they were trying to do.
>1. Hiring Gregg Williams.
I don't have a beef with hiring him. I have a beef with not firing him earlier.
2. 2002 draft, day 1.
Give me a break. Mike Williams played well last year. Coy Wire is an amazing special teams player. You can't hit on everything, and if you'd care to look at TD's draft record overall you might have a different opinion. But my issue with this, and your criticisim, is that you pick out tidbits instead of absorbing an entire tenure.
3. Not outright releasing Drew Bledsoe after the 2003 season.
Right. And pick up who? What would have been the plan?
4. Not making the playoffs in 2003 or 2004.
I guess TD shares part of the blame for this, but so does the rest of the team. And do you think if we released Bledsoe, we would have even been in position to get to the playoffs? Look at the big picture of what you are pissed about, and you'll see that if you create scenarios with what you coulda woulda shoulda done, we probably wouldn't have been in position to be in the playoffs, anyway. Think about it.
5. Not respecting the kicker position in football.
Agreed. I hate lindell. However the Moorman pickup was outright brilliant. Look at the big picture.
6. Overpaying for guys at certain positions - Troy Vincent at FS, Teague at C, MW at RT, Villarial at RG, Prioleau and Wire at backup SS, etc...
Whatever. I don't think Teague, Vincent, Villarial OR Williams are overpaid. Sorry, but criticism of what Williams is getting paid shows a complete lack of understanding regarding how draft signings work. Think about it. You are slotted in salary AND bonus at #4 and you can't do a damn thing about it. Your criticizm is starting to get a little unwarranted to say the least.
7. Building a team with the stars focused at the LB and offensive "skill" positions rather than upfront on the OL and DL.
Really? So signing Sam Adams and drafting / resigning Schoebel is ignoring the DL? Really? I find that facts disagree with your perception of reality. Drafting an OL in the first round ignores the line? Hiring McNally ignores the line? Give me a break, man. Additionally, I don't think you can critisize a defense ranked top 5 in the NFL for two years running.
8. Already being at the salary cap limit for 2005, only 2 years following the period where we were unofficially out of "salary cap jail."
Um, there's a difference between being under the cap and over. You lack of understanding regarding contracts and cap is getting funny. Do you remember that when Donahoe got here we were over the cap by like 20 million and only had 40 player counting toward that number? We couldn't even field a friggin team! Dude, get a clue. We have room to sign anyone worthwhile that we want. Cut Wire, and there's our space. We can do whatever we please when it comes to signing players, because we can field a full roster and we're still under the cap.
Of course Steven in MD agrees with you. He's still pissed about the salary cap purge. He thinks that having 40 players signed and you're still over the cap is a workable situation. If this is the type of "knowledge" you have agreeing with you, you might want to check the "facts" you are basing your opinions on.
TD isn't perfect, and I don't like being out of the playoffs, but he's done some great things while he's here that far outweigh any misses he's had.
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I think our best D-lineman was Sam Adams.
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this is where are you confused.......i don't slag TD for paying UFA's........i slag TD for his poor record in keeping good, young players due to his "lowball" style of negioations.......a team with a healthy cap should not let half of their good, young players walk out the door.........you think they should, which is fair enough, but i disagree with his style........
Oh, I understand. Like Moulds and Schoebel. Ah, I get it.
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That's interesting. Neither do the Bills. Right?
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Sheesh. You just want them to sign someone with a name you recognize.
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Oh. Brown was a backup? Interesting.
You really might want to start basing your evaluations in reality. We paid some of our best defensive players "market value" (your new buzzword, i've noticed). Takeo Spikes, Sam Adams, London Fletcher, Milloy. We've also resigned some of our own players "market value" to keep them, such as Schobel and Moulds.
Quite frankly, I've forgotten your point. What was it again? That we don't pay for players we need, or sign the ones that we should? Do you even have a point you can support with facts?
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NFL's free-agent frenzy about more hype than hope
I dunno, maybe Ole' Whitey is doing something right...
Then again, it feels so much better to say "SIGN SOMEONE,ANYONE TD...OR WE'RE DOOOOOOMED!!!!"
That was a great article. Says what I've been trying to say better than I ever could.
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I work in a school that has about 40 female teachers and 3 male teachers, myself included. There are two bathrooms in the staff lounge, but they had always been unlabeled. One bathroom is set up with the female sanitation stuff, and one has a urinal, so its implied which sex goes where, even though both sexes use both bathrooms. Here's the kicker though:
We got a "Male" sign. So, the other 2 guys and i decided to deck the thing out. The only prop we have so far is the classic scarface poster with him in the hot tub. So, i'll throw this out to you guys,
How would yuou decorate a men's bathroom, appx 7'x7' in size?
A peep hole into the lady's room.
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He said at the beginning of last season that if he had his way - the line would be reshuffled. However, due to the perception that we could make a playoff run - he had to stick to the current configuration while the potential pieces are in place.
Perhaps, now with JP at the helm, they have just decided to rearrange the deck according to McNally's previous wishes and are now moving forward under his guidance?
That's a great point.
Remember that McNally didn't have a real chance to evaluate players until training camp started. I think he has a good handle on the players at this point. I think you're probably right. The line will be re-shuffled. I bet MW ends up on the left side. He sure does get paid like one.
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He signed Takeo Spikes for Market Value and he is our best player. He signed Sam Adams for less and he is one of our best players and went to the pro bowl. He signed Lawyer Milloy for Market Value. He signed Chris Villarial for Market Value. He signed Troy Vincent for Market Value. He signed Aaron Schobel for Market Value.
Look, it's the second day of FA. This is not a time for logic. :-)
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You're right! Tom Donahoe sucks!
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Without all the facts, you can talk to your immediate supervisor and tell him you plan to move back to WNY in April, and would be willing to help recruit and train your replacement. You do this verbally! If he says that is not necessary, he can find a replacement on his/her own, just say ok...just wanted to give you a heads up. Then give a written 2 weeks notice when the time comes. If, he/she thinks it is a good idea, you give written notice to when you last day will be.
I have had people give me 3 weeks or more notice.
I think that's a good idea. Remember, you'll probably want a reference from them down the road. The verbal / written thing is a good way to stay out of this problem.
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I think it's funny how reactionary and over the top agents are.
''I don't care. Somebody's going to pay him,'' Wright said. ''I'm not unhappy about anything.''''If Tom's got a plan, he might have a great plan,'' Wright said. ''If he doesn't, it will spell disaster.''
Disaster? DISASTER? And does anyone really think that Donahoe doesn't have a plan? Agents are insane. Every word is calculated to produce alarm. Every word is calculated to produce a sense of urgency. NFL agents are no better than used car salesmen. I don't think anyone should buy into their crap, and I see far too many people doing that.
He doesn't care because someone is going to pay Jonas (read: I'm going to try to make MY 10% commision as large as possible).
I bet Jonas gets a ton of money via FA. I bet he gets pro-bowl money. And he doesn't deserve it. He's very good, but he doesn't deserve what he's asking for.
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Oh really? Do you have idea what the cap implications are if we cut him? Did you know that bonus $$ is amortized, and if we cut him he'd probably still eat up over 6 mil in cap space this year?
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Root canals usually aren't too bad. It's usually what leads up to them which is bad. When I had mine, it was because I had an infection. That was very painful.
I think you'll be fine because you ovbiously aren't sick. Drugs are good these days.
My beef with Teflon Tom
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Gee, and I don't. Why don't you outline who you think is a better GM in the NFL over the past 4 years, why, and specify specific moves and general philosophy. I want details. I bet you can't come up with 4.